Crop Forecasting Advances Noted
By Visiting Meteorologist
Corvallis - Highly accurate I
forecasts of crop maturity and I forecasts made 12 to 20 days
yields are now possible and after planting in 1961 proved
crop quality forecasts will t0 be 85 to 95 per cent accu
come in the near future, ac-1 rate for sweet corn and peas,
cording to a nationally-known Last year, his forecasts cov
a g ri cultural meteorologist cred yie'ds as well as maturi
who is a visiting professor at tv date. For peas, the accura
Oregbn State university. cy 0f tilese forecasts ranged
The forecasts will be pos- from 75 t0 99 per cent at vari-
stole early in the season I
perhaps as early as 12 to 20
days after planting, says Dr.
Jen Yu (David) Wane.
Revised yield forecasts
have to be issued later in the
season depending on the cur
rent weather but maturity
and quality forecasts can be
made quite accurately with
out using long-range weather
forecasts, he insists.
Wang has been in charge
of crop forecast research at
University of Wisconsin since
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Cyprex is recommended by all
western states as the preferred scab
fungicide.
These recommendations are based
on comparative trials by plant
pathologists in all Washington, Ore
gon and California areas where scab
is an economic problem on apples
and pears.
Start Cyprex sprays early during thf critical Cyprex is versatile, economical. Gives protection at low rates. At slightly
rainy spring months to prevent scab from higher rates gives powerful "kick-back" control.
becoming established.
1957. Crop maturity date
ous tests sites and from 89
to 97 per cent for sweet corn.
He expects to add quality
forecasts to maturity and
yield outlook within five
years. There aren't many
crops that can't be forecast,
he says.
Helps Canning
Such forecasts are of tre
mendous value to the can
ning industry and to other
agricultural interests, Wang
pointed out.
Wang's forecast methods
combine the ancient science
of phenology with the latest
electronic measuring and re
cording instruments to give
almost minute-by-minute in
formation on the crop and
environment.
Phenology, a science dat
ing back, to ancient China, is
the use of plants or animals
as indicators of weather con
ditions, he explains. More for
mally, it is a study of the re
lationships between various
physical environmental fac
tors and periodic changes in
growth and development dur
ing the life cycles of plants
and animals.
A basic concept is that all
plants have a certain mini
mum air temperature neces
sary for growth depending
upon the environmental con-
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CO-OP
SUPER
SCAB CONTROL
FOR
APPLES AND PEARS
Cyprex provides powerful, economical control along with flexibility
to meet any threat from scab throughout the season
Cyprex is superior both as an
eradicant and a protectant. Low eco
nomical rates in protection schedules
have proved to be far more effective
than other protectant materials. And
by merely increasing rates slightly
Cyprex also becomes a powerful
eradicant, giving up to 48 hours of
"kick-back" action.
CYPREX IS NOW ALSO REGISTERED lor blossom brown rot and leaf
spot on cherries (sweet and sour) and blossom brown rot on peaches
CYANAMID SMVES THl MAS WHO MAKES A BVStHUt OF AGMCVLTUKE
at OSU
ditions, A certain number of
these temperature "units"
are required for crop maturi
ty, depending upon species
and varieties.
Air and soil temperatures
and a number of other fac
tors are considered the sig
nificant elements, Wang says,
and the planling-totseedling
stage as the significant peri
od. Eight years of work at Uni
versity of Wisconsin indicate
that soil temperature at the
early stage is the predetermin
ing factor for maturity of
sweet corn. Similarly, night
temperature is the signifi
cant element at the reproduc
tive stage of sweet corn, ac
cording to Wang.
Wang uses electronic re
cording devices to keep an
"eye" on soil and air tem
perature, evaporation, precip
itation, etc. Findings are plot
ted, predicting equations de
veloped and worked out on
computers.
Wang came to OSU to con
duct a special series of semi
nars on agricultural meteor
ology. He was earlier a Weath
er Bureau Meteorologist and
teacher in China and Formo
sa before coming to this coun
try for graduate work at Uni
versity of Chicago and Wis
consin. Two books by Wang have
been published the past year.
One is a 700-page "Bibliogra
phy of Agricultural Meteor
ology," the other is titled "Ag
ricultural Meteorology."
Stockmen Oppose
Dual Grading
The Jackson County
Stockmen's association
went on record at its an
nual spring meeting Thurs
day against dual grading of
beef.
This resolution follows
one made by the Cal-Ore
Hereford association here
earlier.
The resolution reads:
Whereas beef has been dual
graded at the request of the
American National Cattle
men's association and has
been in force for the last
few months.
Whereas it has proven to
be slightly unworkable for
various reasons, and the
department of agriculture is
unwilling to adjust, there
fore, be it resolved the
Jackson County Stockmen's
association goes on record
to ask the U. S. Department
of Agriculture to discontin
ue the dual grading after
July 1, 1963.
Cyprex always "pays off'.' These pears show what you can expect from a
Cyprcx-sprayed orchard. Crops thus protected assure higher dollar
returns.
MEDFORD
220 Cattle Sell
On Small Run
At Midway Yard
A total of 'J20 cattle were
sold at the Midway Auction
yard Friday, April 19, accord
ing to Bill Bray, owner-manager.
He reported the market ac
tive on another small run.
Good to choice steer calves
were holding steady around
S28 to S30. A pen of choice
quality 350 pound Angus
steer calves sold to an eastern
Oregon buyer for S115 per
head.
Medium grade calves
weighing 350 to 450 pounds
moved easily at Sl!4 to S27.50
per hundredweight.
Good to choice heifer
calves sold for S25 to $27.10.
Medium heifer calves sold for
$21 to S24.50.
Good yearling steers sold
for S22 to $24.90. A pen of
610 pound steers went for
$23.10.
Yearling heifers brought
$21 to $23.90. Medium heif
ers sold for S19 to $21.
Small Lots
A pen of small lots of good
cows with calves sold from
$210 to S240 per pair and a
pen of very common cows
with sized calves went for
$187.50. Other pairs sold for
$160 to 'il85 per pair.
The fat cow market has im
proved. Bray noted. Some
cows sold from $16.50 to "18.
Heavy utility cows went out
at $15 to $16.25. Cutters sold
for $13 to $14.75 and thin
cows sold for $10 to $12.75.
"We have 60 head of cows
with calves coming in this
week and we expect a much
better run of stockers than
we have been getting during
this poor weather," Bray said.
"If you are looking for stock,
be sure to come to this sale."
Incorrect Weights
Found on Packages
Salem - The consumer isn't
the only one watching the
weight of packaged meats he
buys.
Inspectors with the Oregon
Department of Agriculture
are continually checking
packaged meats for correct
weights.
During the first three
months of this year the de
partment checked 11,903
packages. Correct weights
were found on 9,525 of these,
while 1,995 were under
weight and 383 were overweight.
Cyprex is compatible with most
insecticides and fungicides. It is also
now available in dust form. Consult
local authorities for further
information. Or, contact American
Cyanamid Company, Agricultural
Division, Los Angeles 54, Oakland
12 or Portland 8.
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CYPREX 65-W
FUNGICIDE
MAIL TRIBUNE. MEEFORD.
FROM
THE
GROUND
UP
By BART BARTLETI
Today we are getting the
type of weather that we need
for several days.
The sun is shining and re
gardless of the temperature
the young leaves of all types
of planus are getting the solar
energy they need to turn
green and make food for the
parent plants to grow and
produce crops and forage.
This area does not have fav
orable spring weather for
most plants. Those that can
do with a low level of sun
light need a higher spring
temperature than this area
has and those that blossom
early (pears, peaches) need
green supporting leaves much
earlier than they can get
them.
The latter case is one that
exists because the sun does
not shine enough during
early spring. At this time the
leaves of fruit trees appear
to be weak and lack green
color. A few days of sun will
easily correct this trouble,
but may be too late to have
influenced the strong type of
blossoms that would have
been beneficial to a proper
set of fruit.
Plans Afoot
There are plans afoot to
have an expensive frost re
porting service set up for the
valley orchards. This is
viewed as definitely a worth
less expense. I do not believe
in going along just so some
one can sleep. If his crops suf
fer from frost, it is only logi
cal and easy to say the sys
tem is at fault. This inciden
tally is the only critical thing
that can be said about the fed
eral frost warning service,
when things go wrong a goat
or two must be ready to as
sume the role of targets for
permitting the disaster to oc
cur. It has been the experi
ence of this writer that things
do and will go wrong. It will
get cold, men and equipment
must be managed to get jobs
done. All of the electronic
hookups that have yet been
devised will not prevent it
being necessary for someone
in management finally having
to hang up the phone, get out
of bed and go to work in the
field.
Wait a Weak
It will be wise to wait a
week yet before trying to
plant frost tender plants and
seeds. It will take that long
for the soil to dry out suffi
ciently for the stirring that
will probably be necessary
for planting. Also by the
time another week has passed
perhaps the most frosty of
our weather will be behind us
for this year.
It is our wish that Mr. C. C.
Hoover accept our thanks for
his efforts in regards to get
ting trees planted in this area.
In the future men may run
out of trees and by then these
may be substitutes available
for the wood products that
they provide for his use. It is
doubtful whether or not by
that time that man will have
provided himself with the
means of climate control that
is currently being accom
plished by trees. Man is a
miner by nature, regardless
of whether the resource is on
or underneah the suface of
the earth. Climate in terms of
winds, temperature and hu
midity are in large measure
dependent upon the vegeta
tive cover of the soil. Trees
are important in this regard.
If you must garden, plant
onions, chives, radishes and
the various members of the
cabbage family.
Where lawns are Infested
with plantin, dandelion or
other broadleaf weeks a spray
of 2. 4D will take care of the
problem. See your seed dealer
for material and advice.
New Feeder Pig Role
Applies to Shipping
Salem - New federal inter
state shipping rules for feed
er pigs and breeding swine
were placed in effect April 1.
These rules, which arc in
support of the cooperative
state-federal effort to eradi
cate hog cholera, provide for
health inspection and vaccina
tion ol feeder pigs and breed
er swing involved in inter
state commerce.
rows varv in their appetite
for salt just as they do in
their appetite for feed. Let
them have free access to a salt
feeding box and they'll take
what they need.
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OREGON
Plan Weed Control
For Corn Early
By RAY HUBBELL
Weed Control Supervisor
Weather permitting, one of
these days we may start pre
paring our fields for plant
ing corn. Corn may want to
be considered for some fields
intended for grain but that
FARM
Woodlot Fact:
By DICK OLSON
Oregon State Farm Forester
SEEDING
Last winter a single seed-
ladened helicopter invaded
northern Clark county in
Washington and in less than
an hour transformed 80 acres
of brushland into tree farms
of the future.
It was the "whirlybird's"
first flight in the county, but
it demonstrated a new form
of mechanized farming which
could have far reaching ef
fects for thousands of acres of
wood and brushlands in this
area.
The helicopter distributed
Douglas Fir seed on two pri
vately-owned farms at the
rate of 3'- acres a minute. It
whipped across the county to
the Ireland district near Ca
mas to plant another 50 acre
site and then returned to its
temporary base near Amboy.
The total project required
only 90 minutes of time.
Local forestry experts
watching the premier flight
estimated the 'copter slashed
normal hand planting costs by
two-thirds.
Used By Large Companies
The helicopter was operat
ed by Perpetual Forests, Inc.,
Seattle, which is still experi
menting with the use of aer
ial seeding on private lots.
Helicopter seeding, however,
has been used effectively by
large companies for several
years, such as Crown Zcller
back, International Paper
company, Georgia Pacific and
the state and federal forestry
departments. It is hoped that
the helicopter s scope can be
widened to include small prl
vately owned acreages.
Methods of distributing the
seed from helicopters have
been developed ' over the last
nine years and at the present
time the results are quite suc
cessful. No exact number of
seedlings can be guaranteed
from the plantings because
growth depends on weather,
Hcoi unmade ana uiauj uuici
variables. Kesuits as nigh as
16,000 seedlings per acre have
been recorded and stands are
nearly always more than adequate.
Do a complete clean-up job . . . right
from the start of the growing season
... by pulling the Stauffer Flow
ables into your first cover! The
Stauffer Flowables arc unique for
mulations which employ only water
as a liquid vehicle making Ihcm as
safe to foliage as wetlable powders
and dusts. They arc easy on equip
ment, and don't clog, scour or cor
rode. They can be used in concen
trate sprayers.
The right combination of Stauffer
Flowables will control almost any
set of insect, mite and fungus prob
lems in orchards. Ask your Stauffer
dealer for recommendations for spe
cific pest controls.
See your local Staufftr Deafer
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couldn't be worked in time
to be guaranteed a crop.
It is not too early to plan
your weed control program
right along with ground prep
aration, seed, fertilizer and ir
rigation needs. Depending
upon the control measures
that might fit your situation
best, and because different
chemicals used require dif
ferent preparations. It is very
important these are consid
ered at the start.
Good weed control requires
the proper rate of herbicide
according to your soil type
and weeds to be controlled.
Equipment must be carefully
calibrated for uniform distri
bution. Adequate moisture
must be available to activate
the chemical and the ground
should be prepared in such a
manner so as to best serve
the needs of the crop and
weed control chemicals being
used.
Chemicals Available
Several chemicals are
available for use in weed
control in corn. They vary in
a p p 1 1 c a tion requirements
from incorporation prior to
planting, applied to the soli
surface during planting, ei
ther band or broadcast, aft-
planting but before the
corn emerges or after both
corn and weeds are up. These
materials are also formulated
as liquid sprays, wettable pow
ders and in granular form to
serve your particular needs.
Band treatments are used
where equipment is available
for this application, but broad
cast treatments are most gen
erally used because of the
ease, speed and convenience
of applications. The number
of cultivations are reduced
or eliminated. Broadcast
sprays provide weed control
over the entire field, reduc
ing the number of weeds that
go to seed. By controlling
weeds In and between the
rows, more moisture and
soil nutrients are available to
the corn.
The chemicals used for
weed control In corn are "Dl-
nltro Butyl phenol amine,"
2,4-D, Randox, Atrazine or
Eptam. Whichever one you
choose to use for your crop.
READ THE LABEL, make the
required preparations for its
use and apply at the rates
and time the label states.
Only by following all of these
requirements will you get the
I wced control you are entitled
i io CXPCCL.
Salt, well known as a weed
killer, acts as a fertilizer for
some crops, among them sug
ar beets.
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WESTERN OFFICES:
TUESDAY. APRIL
Gardening Tips
By JOHN W. McLOUGHLIN
County Extension Agent
Starter Solutions
You can reduce the harm
ful effects of transplanting by
fertilizing t h e transplants
with a starter solution.
A starter solution is used
on plants prior to removing
them from the flat or while
setting them in the garden.
This treatment will mean
earlier yields and more pro
duction from your garden.
A starter solution is made
by mixing a small, measued
amount of fertilizer in water.
Any commercial fertilizer
that is highly soluble in wat
er may be used. Starter solu
tions are not made from or
ganic sources of plant food
such as bone meal or tankage.
The main benefit received
from a starter solution is that
of providing the plant with
immediately available food.
This stimulates leaf and root
growth and gives the plant a
quick pickup after trans
planting. Carefully measure the fer
tilizer in preparing the star
ter solution. You may damage
plants by using too strong of
a solution. Keep the solution
stirred when applying it, to
assure that all plants are fer
tilized equally.
You can use a number of
different mixtures for the
starter solution. The mixtures
are as follows: Three rounded
tablespoons of ammonium
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Magnetic 6 Flowable Sulfur
A superior StaufTer sulfur formulation for control
of mildew, scab and brown rot,
Tedlon 4 Flowable
A mltlclde that controls most common varieties of
mites. Unusually persistent; kaeps mites out for
many weeks.
Parathion 4 Flowable
An insectlcide-miticide that controls codling moths,
scale insects, aphids and many varieties of mites.
DDT 5 Flowable
Stauffer's unusual DOT formulation that handles
like a liquid, Is as safe as a wettable powder. Con
trols a wide range of insects.
Sevln 4 Flowable
A brand new flowable formulation of the great In
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phosphate in five gallons of
water, l',3 rounded table
spoons of ammonium sulfate
in five gallons of water, or
one rounded tablespoon of
6-10-4, 5-10-10 or similar fer
tilizer to one gallon of water.
Application
Water the plants in the
flats with the starter solution
several hours before setting
them in the garden. Apply
the solution to the soil in the
flat. Do not sprinkle the foli
age of the plants with the so
lution. Be sure to wash off
any solution spilled on the
foliage.
This thorough wetting of
soil will make it easier to cut
the plants out of the flat and
will cause less root disturb
ance. It will also provide
available plant food in the
ball of the soil that is cut out
of the flat.
STOCKMEN
FEED PELLETS
Your coarse or unpalatable
roughage will make a base
for a modern balanced ration
hat you can food with little
labor and no wastage. The
increased meat or milk pro
duced will give you masl
mum returns on a small caah
Investment.
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